Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi expressed concern Wednesday over Lebanon’s deviation from its role, warning of linking it to the armed and sectarian clashes in the region. “Due to violations of the Constitutional and the National Pact, we are witnessing Lebanon’s deviation, which reached the maximum by obstructing the presidential elections and by linking the […]

  BEIRUT: Some of Lebanon’s major Christian leaders are still holding on to their “delusional” ambition of becoming president, making the country unable to exit the current vacuum, Progressive Socialist Leader Walid Jumblatt said. “Part of the dispute is over the appointment of an Army commander,” Jumblatt said in an interview with Al-Akhbar, citing reasons […]

BEIRUT: The U.S. State Department has approved a deal to sell six military aircraft to Lebanon, along with other military hardware and support equipment as part of a proposed $462 million arms deal. The proposed deal includes six A-29 Super Tucano planes, which are military aircraft specialized in light attacks, counter insurgency, close air support […]

  Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has advised Christian parties not to waste historic opportunities and to agree on a consensual candidate other than Free Patriotic Movement chief Michel Aoun and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. Saudi Arabia and Iran are in a dispute over the situation in Yemen, so there won’t be any […]

  SIDON, Lebanon: A massive fire broke out in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in the southern city of Sidon Tuesday, destroying the homes of 15 families. Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian families who resided in the Tinkayat neighborhood of the camp were made homeless by the fire, which broke out overnight, and several people were hospitalized […]

  U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag on Monday held talks in Tehran with a number of Iranian officials, her office said. “We discussed the importance of the Presidency for Lebanon, and reiterated our clear expectation that Lebanon’s leaders act in the national interest to elect a President without further delay,” Kaag said after […]

  BEIRUT: ISIS militants in areas north of Arsal’s outskirts carried out an attack on Hezbollah positions Tuesday, but did not achieve any strategic victories according to the Lebanese group’s media channel. According to Hezbollah-run Al-Manar TV, ISIS attacked Hezbollah fighters in the outskirts of al-Qaa and Ras Baalbek, two northeastern Lebanese border towns. The […]

  As evening approaches in downtown Beirut, a deafening clangor sets in during the winter months as church bells chime over the Muslim call to prayer, a cacophony that silences the chatter at sidewalk cafes for several minutes. The source of the discord is a street corner that joins St. George Cathedral and the Grand Mosque, […]

  It’s Saturday afternoon in Beirut and the streets are unusually crowded. A street art event has invited people to one of the city’s old stairways, and a girl at the bottom of the stairs is giving directions over the phone: “You know that small corner shop with the sleeping dog outside? That’s it, I’m […]